Ordbe 147.— TBIMJACB^. 705 



tuberons root ■ Leaves 8 — 18" by 5—12", petioles 2 — i", about equaling tlie 

 peduncle. Sepals green, much narrower tliau ttie snowy petals which are about 

 8" by i". Mar., Apr. 



4 T. erythrocarpum Mx. Smimns 'Wakb-robin. Lvs. ovcUe, acuminaie, 

 rounded at base, abruptly polioled ; ped. erect ; pet. lanceolate-ovate, recurved, 

 twice as long as the sepals. — Can. to Ga. A beautiful flower, adoruing our 

 woods in May and June. Stem 8 — 12' high, with a whorl of 3 broad-ovate leaves 

 at top. These are 3-veined, rounded at base, long acuminate, 3 — i' long, J as 

 wide, petiole 2—3" long. Flower nearly erect. Petals wavy at the edges, white, 

 finely radiated with purple lines at base. The root is considered medicinal. (T. 

 pictum Ph.) 



0. CLEVEL;iNDicuM. Sepals leaf-lilce, larger than the petals wliich are partly or 

 chiefly green. — Brunswick, Me. (Ricard). A metamorphosis. 



5 T. graiidifolium Salisb. Lvs. broadly rJiomloid-ovaie, subsessile, abruptly 

 acuminate ; ped. inclined ; fl. suberect ; petals mvck longer than the calyx, spatu- 

 laie-obovate, connivent at base. — Damp, rocky woods. Mid., S. and W. Stafts, 

 abundant. St. 8 to 12' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam. Fls. larger than in any of the 

 preceding species. ^Petals 1 J to 2' in length, broadest near the apex, with a short, 

 abrupt acumination, wliite, varying to rose-colored. May. 



6 T. ereotum L. Bath Flower. St. thick; lvs. rhomboidal, acuminate, ses- 

 sile ; ped. inclining ; Jl. nodding ; petals ovate, acute, scarcely longer, but much 

 broader than the sepals. — A conspicuous plant in woods, of fine appearance, but 

 offensive odor. At tlie top of the stem, which is a foot high, is a whorl of 3 leaves 

 which are 3-veined, 3 — 5' long, of equal width, and a single, nodding flower, on 

 a nearly erect pedmicle. Petals broad-ovate, an inch long, twice as wide as the 

 sepals and of a dusky purple, greenish outside. May. (T. atropurpureum Curt) 



p. ALBA. Petals vfhito or cream-color. — More common "West and South. 



7 T. p6nduliun Muhl. St. slender; lvs. EubsessUe, roundish-rhomioidal, acunii. 

 nate ; ped. long, horizontal or deflexed, flower pendulous ; petals lance-ovaie, short- 

 acuminate, flat, not recurved, nearly as small as (he calyx ; stig. as long as the an- 

 thers, revolute at end. — Woods, Mid., W. and S. States. A large species, with a 

 smallish flower. St 10 to 1 5' high. Lvs. 3 to 5' diam., similarly pointed at each 

 end. Ped. nearly twice tlio length of the flower, half the length of the leaves. 

 Petals -white. Apr. — Jn. (T. cernuum Torr. N. T. Flo.) — Perhaps runs into 

 T. erectum, but is very distinct from the next. 



8 T. cernuum L. Dboopiko Trillium. St. tall, slender; lvs. thin, ovale or 

 eiUiptic-ovate, acuminate, petiolate ; ped. decurvod beneath the leaves,' as long as 

 the flower ; petals lanceolate, channeled, undulate, recurved, longer and much wider 

 than the recurved sepals ; stam. recurved, much longer than the stigmas.— ^Damp 

 woods, K Eng. ? N. Y. to Ky. and the up country of Ga. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 

 3 to 6' by 2 to 4', distinctly petioled. Ped. a third as long as the leaves. Petals 

 near 2' long, delicate, white or roseate. Apr. — Jn. 



9 T. stylosum. St. slender ; lvs. elliptic-ovate, pointed at botli ends, short-petio- 

 late ; ped. shorter than the flower, nodding and deflexed ; petals lance-obovate, 

 obtuse or short pointed, undulate, fiat, spreading, much exceeding the oblong, 

 acute sepals ; ova. produced into a style which is as long as the stigmas ; stam. 

 elongated. — ^Woods, in the up country of N. Car. (Miss Carpenter) to Ga. TMr. 

 Jones). A small plant with a large flower. St. 8 to 10' high. Lvs. 2 to 3 by 

 20 to 30". Petals roseate, 15 to 18" long. Apr. — Jn. (T. Catesba;i Ell.) 



2. MEDE^OLA, Gronov, Indian Cucumber-root. (Named after 

 the fabulous sorceress, Medea, for its supposed medicinal virtues.) 

 Perianth deeply parted into 6 petaloid, revolute segments ; stamens 6, 

 with slender filaments ; stigmas 3, divaricate, united at base ; berry 3- 

 celled ; cells 3 to 6-seeded. Stem simple, arising from a white, tuberous 

 rhizome (which is thought to resemble the cucumber in flavor) bearing 

 2 whorls of lvs. and 1 to 3 terminal fls. 



M. Virgjinica L. None can but admire the symmetry of its form. St. erect, 1 to 

 2f high, invested with loose, cottony wool Lower whorl near the middle of the 



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